Singing and identifying echo and call and response
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can sing my part in our songs and know the difference between echo and call and response.
Key learning points
- We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
- We can move in time to the music and know that pulse is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.
- We can identify both echo and call and response song structures.
Keywords
Pulse - the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
Echo - an exact copy of a musical phrase
Call and response - a question and answer musical structure
Common misconception
Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.
Pulse is the regular heartbeat of the music. Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences of differing durations.
Teacher tip
Consider the most effective moves for keeping in time. Marching, for example, can be tricky as the children won’t be able to hear the music well and may lose sight of you, which can remove a scaffold. Try clapping, tapping, patting or waving to begin with.
Equipment
Ball (football sized). Optional: puppet, prop for dog bone, lemonade cup prop.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.When we warm up for singing, which of the following warm-ups should we do?
Q2.What is a call and response song?
Q3.In Lemon, Lime we use our speaking voice in time to the pulse. Does this make it a chant or a song?
Q4.In A Keelie Makolay the leader sings "A Keelie Makolay, mo paco meeno sway." We answer with, "Yeah, yeah, mo paco meeno sway." Is this an echo or call and response song?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What do we call the regular, steady heartbeat of the music?
Q2.In Have You Brought Your Singing Voice? we respond to the question by answering "Yes I have, yes I have." What type of song is this?
Q3.Why is Yoo Hoo an echo song?
Q4.In the Penguin Song we use both our speaking voices and singing voices. Match the lyrics to the correct type of voice.
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